The role of the private sector in climate services

John Firth CEO Acclimatise Group Ltd

JPI Climate, Demand driven climate services in Europe11 June 2015

Norway House, Brussels

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Social vulnerability tool:objectives

1. To allow city officials to map vulnerable residents in relation to their exposure to severe weather events.

2. To provide a tool which assists both strategic planning and emergency response (dual purpose).

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Key users and data holders

Users• City government

– Planning department– Social services– Health services

• Private sector• Emergency services

– Fire and rescue– Ambulance

Data holders

• Leeds City Council department: – Planning department, Fuel savers,

Adult social services, Children’s services, Flood risk management, Leeds Observatory

• The Office of National Statistics• Department for Transport• Ordnance Survey• National Health Service Leeds• Private sector health and social

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Definition of vulnerability

The themes used to guide data selection and integration into the climate vulnerability model for strategic planning.

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Strategic planning

Navigating to adaptive capacity data in relation to flood exposure

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Thresholds

Willows, R.I. and Connell, R.K. (Eds.). (2003). Climate adaptation: Risk, uncertainty and decision-making.

UKCIP Technical Report. UKCIP, Oxford.

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